Whereas upon Application made by the Successors of Sir William Dick, unto the Parlia­ment of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, for satisfaction of those great Sums alleadged to be due unto the said Sir William, by the Publick of both Na­tions, aswell England as Scotland. The Parliament taking the same into their conside­ration, have referred the stating the said Accompts, in so far as relates to Scotland, to his Highnesse Council here, who have by their Order of date the Nineteenth day of August last past, appointed Vs to hear and state the same. Now, to the end the same may be more exactly and im­partially done without prejudice to either party; We finding that Sir William Dick hath charged himself with several considerable Sums of Moneys received from several persons upon accompt of the Publick, whereunto We being altogether strangers, have, for Our better Information and Satisfaction therein, thought fit to call for, And do hereby call for, and desire these persons follow­ing, or those who represent them, if any of them be dead or out of the Country, to appear before Vs at the Council Chamber in Edinburgh, or any of Vs, any time before the Twentieth of November next, between the hours of Nine and Twelve in the forenoon, And there exhibit to Vs, or any of Vs, all and every Acquittance or Acquittances, they have for any Money paid by them, or their Assigns, to Sir William Dick, or his Assigns, upon accompt of the Publick, since the Twenty seventh of November, One thousand six hundred fourty six; or, through want of the said Acquittance, to declare the same under their Hands, both how much, and when they paid it: Viz. Sir Adam Hepburne sometime Commissary, John Hamilton of Kinglasse, Sir James Fowles, Sir John Cooper, Sir Patrick Hamilton, Harry Elphiston, Lord Elebanck, Sir George Sterling of Keire, Sir James Nicholson, Mr. John English, Sir John Dalmahoy, Thomas Craig of Rickarton, Mr. Robert Preston, James Hamilton of Wastport, Sir Alexander Hume of Halliburton, Laird of Lugton, the Laird Elphiston, the Earle of Lowdian, the Master of Gray, the Laird of Cunninghamhead, the Laird of Wedderburne, the Laird of Minto, Mr. James Strachan, Mr. Adam Cunningham, the Laird of Greenock, the Laird of Glenkindy, the Earle of Hume, the Earle Dalhousie, the Lord Burley, the Lord Freeland, the Laird Dundass elder, William Drummond of Rickarton, Mr. Thomas Rig of Atherney, the Lord Melvill, Mr. Robert Barckley, John Cockburne in Haddington, the Laird of Touch, Lord Dury, Sir John Weames, Sir James Stewart, Sir John Smith, And all and every other person and persons whatsoever, who by themselves, or their Assigns, have paid unto the said Sir William Dick, or his Assigns, any Sum or Sums of Money upon accompt of the Publick as aforesaid, or any that can give any Intimation of any Sums intromitted with by Sir William, or his Assigns, belonging to the Publick, to the end the Publick being fully charged by the said Sir William, they may also (as far as may) be fully discharged.